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Five companies have won spots on NASA’s potential $2.6B Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract, bringing the total number of awardees to 14.
Read More »NASA Adds Five Firms to $2.6B Lunar Payload Services Contract; Jim Bridenstine Quoted
USAF Issues Light-Attack Aircraft RFPs to Sierra Nevada-Embraer Team, Textron
The U.S. Air Force plans to buy up to six light-attack aircraft from Textron (NYSE: TXT) and a Sierra Nevada Corp.-Embraer team for use in training and experimental activities as part of the National Defense Strategy.
Read More »Former Centcom Chief Joseph Votel Joins Noblis Board of Trustees; Amr ElSawy Quoted
Joseph Votel, a retired U.S. Army general and former head of U.S. Central Command, has joined the board of trustees of Noblis. He has led conventional military forces and special operations during his 39-year military career.
Read More »Sierra Nevada Picks ULA for Dream Chaser’s Cargo Delivery Missions to ISS
Sierra Nevada Corp. has tapped United Launch Alliance to provide launch services for its Dream Chaser spacecraft, which will perform six cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station for NASA.
Read More »Aerospace Industry Vet Stephanie Koster Joins Vector as Finance Chief
Stephanie Koster, formerly a director and treasurer at suborbital vehicle manufacturer Blue Origin, has been named chief financial officer of space technology provider Vector.
Read More »Sierra Nevada Gets $317M IDIQ for Air Force Gunship Strike Package Logistics Support
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a potential $317M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide logistics support for the precision strike package of the U.S. Air Force’s AC-130W and AC-130J gunship platforms. SNC will perform contract work through Sept. 30, 2026, at Cannon AF Base in New Mexico and Hurlburt Field in Florida, …
Read More »Cubic to Equip Navy’s MH-60S Helicopters With FMV System; Mike Twyman Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 21, 2019 — A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit will supply a modular full-motion video platform for the U.S. Navy’s MH-60S helicopters under a new contract from the Naval Air Systems Command, ExecutiveBiz reported Feb. 14. The company said Feb. 13 Cubic Mission Solutions’ technology, which features its Dual …
Read More »NASA Selects 13 Firms to Conduct LEO Commercial Human Spaceflight Studies
NASA has chosen 13 companies to explore future opportunities for non-governmental entities to conduct U.S. manned spaceflight missions to the International Space Station and other low-Earth orbit destinations. The space agency said Thursday studies will delve into conceptualization of business plans that will discuss the feasibility of using free-flying structures or …
Read More »5 Firms to Explore Solar Electric Propulsion Under NASA Research Program
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 6, 2017 — Boeing (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), Sierra Nevada Corp. and Space Systems Loral will perform research on power and propulsion technologies for deep space missions under a $2.4 million NASA program, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The space agency said …
Read More »Sierra Nevada Lands Potential $205M IDIQ for USSOCOM Counter-IED Tech Support
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a potential five-year, $205 million contract to provide support services for electronic warfare technology the U.S. Special Operations Command uses to disrupt radio-controlled improvised explosive devices. The Defense Department said Monday SNC will support the command’s Dismounted Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare systems and perform contract work …
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